Alain Ebobissé is the chief executive officer of Africa50, the specialist investor in African infrastructure capitalized by the African Development Bank and, so far, by 34 African countries and two African central banks with assets under management of $1.3 billion.
Prior to joining Africa50, Ebobissé served as the global head for the World Bank Group’s global infrastructure project development fund, IFC InfraVentures, where he led the development of and investment in numerous infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He also served as chief investment officer in the global infrastructure and natural resources department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group in Washington.
Prior to joining the IFC in 1998, Ebobissé held several positions in the financial services industry in France. A citizen of Cameroon, Ebobissé holds a Master of Business Administration from the International School for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.